Rocket Engine Design Engineer CAD & Mechanical Design (m/f/d)
POLARIS SpaceplanesGermany
Posted December 22, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
POLARIS Spaceplanes is a German aerospace startup developing a revolutionary reusable space launch and hypersonic transport system. The company's unique design integrates aircraft and rocket technologies to offer cost-effective and safe access to space, supported by services including hypersonic drones, suborbital drones, and an aerospike engine.
Job Description
Rocket Engine Design Engineer CAD & Mechanical Design (m/f/d) job description
Requirements
- Maintain and manage the master CAD model of the rocket engine
- Design engine components and produce detailed technical drawings
- Perform thermo-mechanical simulations (thermal/structural FE analyses) and iterate designs based on results
- Ensure manufacturability, tolerance accuracy, and material suitability
- Coordinate with analysis, test, and integration teams to incorporate design updates
- Communicate with suppliers regarding manufacturability, materials, design requirements and review supplier drawings
- Maintain BOMs and support procurement and assembly
- Document design changes through the engineering change process
Benefits
- Long-term prospects with a permanent employment contract
- Being part of an international, highly motivated team
- Flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
- Flexible working hours
- Use of our company fitness program with EGYM Wellpass
- The opportunity to contribute your ideas and actively shape the company